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Noctuidae 931176 – 8895   Rachiplusia ou (Guenée, 1852)              Gray Looper

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: ou (Guenée, 1852) (Plusia) - MONA 1983: 8895 fratella (Grote, 1874) (Plusia) ouana (Strand, 1917) (Phytometra) ouella (Strand, 1917) (Phytometra) pedalis (Grote, 1875) (Plusia) tenaculum (Guenée, 1852) (Plusia)

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Lafontaine, J. D. & R. W. Poole, 1991. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 25.1: p. 58; pl. 1.21-22. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 49.28m; p. 277. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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